Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-08
BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
Ohio Democrats Perpetuate the Memory of
jackson By Banquet at Columbus
BOURBON ToAsTs REsPoNoEDTo
The Meeting Addressed by Thurman,
Lawler and Convcrsc-Lettcrs OF
Regret Received From Distin-
guished Party Leaders.
Celebrating Jacksor's Great Victory.

Celebrating JacGson's Great Victory
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. THE fourth annual
banquet and celebration OF the Sth of Jan.
ualy under the auspices of the jackson club
was held at the city buildings tonight. The
stage bore large size pictures of the hero of
New Orleans, Thurman, Tilden and PrcS-
dent Cleveland, Four tables extended
lengthwise of the room. and covers were
turned for $50. Judge Allen G. Thurman,
who was the living hero of the evening, was
received with much demonstration and spoke
to THE UnioncThe Common Heritage of
the People" lie said: We have assembled
tonight to do what we can to renvigoratc
the fundamental principles of our party,
to bring about as far as possible unity
of sentiment, of action, to renew our devotion
to the union of states, and TO gather
inspiration from the example and teachings
OF the great men whose valor and whose vir-
tues we tins night celebrate, and what better
homage can we pay to him who fought when
child to achieve our independence, who
fought when man to maintain and preserve
1t, and who when at the head of the govern
ment and at a dangerous crisis of our coun-
try's history uttered the ever memorable sen
timent: THE union-it must and shall be
maintained' Then to declare as we do in
the toast just read that the union is COM
mon heritage of patriots Yes,
Mr. President, 1t is so and it ought to be so.
Men may have been misguided and gone
wrong in the past, but whatever may be a
mans history, II he is to-day, and means to
be In the future, true devoted friend of the
union, that in the union is part of his heri-
taEe Thurman spoke of the rapid growth
of the country and said at the present ratio
OF increase another hundred years would see,
If the uninn 1nctS
here under Onn pnvorn mant
than now inhabts the Whole
continent of Europe To main so vast a
union requires a degree OF wisdom, knowl-
edge and patriotism that has never yet been
displayed in the good of mankind. | think
tliat the democratic party is the natural party
OF Tree Institution and that 1t will be indie
structbie as long as freedom exists in Amer
brief remarks is. to coniure yon to
cherish deep. and unfalterng law of
| your free institutions, to inculcate this love
IN the minds of your children and never,
under any circumstances, however appalling,
| to the despair of the republic.
Hon. Frank l.awler of Chicago RESPONDED
to the toast: The workngman-Twen
five years. of republican maladministration
mas lett nm at the mercy of the monOpolists.'
| After relating briefly his own experience as
worklngman and his struggles to gain an
tbe nroceedah adu ioGinoid IN the world
ment of labor legislation as il
| existed at the time lie entered congress and
tne investigations. pursued by the congress
Sonal committee in endeavoring to arrive at
| the true situation of affairs and the proper
remedies for the labor troubles. The investi-
CATION IS not yet concluded, but in the mean
| tune, through the wise influence of Pow
| derry, labor strikes were brought to a tenn
| porary close and wage workers are still look
! ing toward congress hopefully and
,FhH,tfuly ,ha, ,So, for beneficial legislation, so
| the caprice of corporations but have rights
| which should be accorded freemen. Lawler
referred to the tariff and explained why he
| mad voted against consideration of tho Morri-
| son bill. He said that he was opposed to
such sweeping reductions of the tariff as
| would destroy or impair American industries
ana SUBJECT them to competition with pauper
| European labor. He then spoke of the cx-
| trayagance OF republican administrations
| and the duty whicl! was incumbent upon
| the democratic party to eradicate the evils of
| It's predecessor. A large number of tele-
| being one from Governor Hill of New Y Yori,
| Henry Watterson, OF Louisville, and a mum
Der of prominent southern democrats.
Hon: Ecorte L. Converse, responded to the
| toast, Andrew Jackson-lliS Statesmanship
| Promoted What His Naior Protected" He
| gave an interesting description of the OppoS-
ing forces, and reviewed briefly the early
| career ana military services of Jackson
! In the course of his letter Wattcrson. said:
| There has been no time in the history of the
| democratic party when there was such "A
| need AS tnerc now Is to recall the memory of
| Jackson and with il to confront his defam-
| ers. These are not confined to the old and
common enemy. They are to be found
| in our own camp. | could not
| in duty or in honor undertake to address
any body of assembled democrats without
| calling them by name and StigmatiZing them
| AS traitors, ana as this would surely mar the
| harmony of the occasion, meant to be con
vval, it is best for you and me that stay
| away.
! =. w. Hardin, of Kentucky, made one of
| the most eloquent speeches of the evening,
| his theme Deng the "PreSident and the
| pledges his party made to the People"
NJ. ID. harter, of Mansfield, responded to
| the ''Sulplus Revenues"
| Hon. w. ID. Hill spoke on "Taxation."
| Henry ioacke, of Cincinnati, spoke on the
| "German Democratic Press" with ad-
dresses by w. a. Taylor and Hon. Henry
| ApthOrp.
The speeches continued in the morning
hours, and the occasion was a pronounced
| success.
4 the close OF the banquet tonight the
| following telegram was read:
| EXECUTIVE MANSION, WAsIuNGToy-
| The president has received the invitation of
| the Jackson club to be present at its annual
| banquet 10 be given on Friday. January T.
! and regrets that the requirements of his Off
clal duties makes its acceptance mpractlc.
| able.
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